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In Interest of K.B.F.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 6, 2005
617 S.E.2d 153 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005)

Opinion

A05A1423.

DECIDED JULY 6, 2005.

Delinquency. Chatham Juvenile Court. Before Judge Beam.

Donald B. Lowe III, for appellant.

Spencer Lawton, Jr., District Attorney, Kimberly Rowden, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


K.B.F. appeals from a juvenile court's finding of delinquency arising from his involvement in an aggravated assault on the ground that the evidence was insufficient. We find no error and affirm.

In considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting an adjudication of delinquency, we view the evidence in favor of the juvenile court's finding, determining only if a reasonable finder of fact could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the juvenile committed the acts charged. In the Interest of M.C.A., 263 Ga. App. 770 ( 589 SE2d 331) (2003); see Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

So viewed, the record shows that K.B.F. drove the other assailant to the victim's residence and addressed the victim just before the assault. The other assailant then held a gun to her head and demanded money. When she said that she did not have any, the assailant returned to the car, and K.B.F., who had remained behind the wheel, led police on a high-speed chase away from the scene. The evidence was thus sufficient to support the finding of delinquency. See OCGA §§ 16-5-21 (a) (1) (defining aggravated assault); 16-2-20 (b) (3) (person who aids or abets commission of a crime may be convicted of it); In the Interest of A.J., 273 Ga. App. 51 ( 614 SE2d 159) (2005) (juvenile who assisted perpetrator by blocking victim's escape was guilty of aggravated assault).

Judgment affirmed. Blackburn, P.J., and Bernes, J., concur.


DECIDED JULY 6, 2005.


Summaries of

In Interest of K.B.F.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 6, 2005
617 S.E.2d 153 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005)
Case details for

In Interest of K.B.F.

Case Details

Full title:In the Interest of K.B.F., a child

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jul 6, 2005

Citations

617 S.E.2d 153 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005)
617 S.E.2d 153

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